The Čičarija dialect (''čiško narečje'', ''čički dialekt''Rigler, Jakob. 1963. ''Južnonotranjski govori''. Ljubljana: SAZU, pp. 11–12.) is a Slovene dialect in the Littoral dialect group. It is spoken in a few villages in

Slovenian Istria Slovene Istria ( sl, slovenska Istra, it, Istria slovena) is a region in southwest Slovenia. It comprises the northern part of the Istrian peninsula, and it is part of the wider geographical-historical region known as the Slovene Littoral. Its l ...

near the

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...

n border in the Čičarija region in the villages of Skadanščina,

Golac Golac (; it, Golazzo) is a village in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Croatia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Koper Diocese In ...

, Obrov, Podbeže, Podgrad, Poljane, Račice and

Starod Starod (; it, Starada) is a village in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Joseph and belongs to the Parish ...

. Smole, Vera. 2001. "Zahodna slovenska narečja." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'' vol. 15, pp. 35–38. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, pp. 35. By number of speakers, it is one of the smallest

Slovene dialects In a purely dialectological sense, Slovene dialects ( sl, slovenska narečja , ) are the regionally diverse varieties that evolved from old Slovene, a South Slavic language of which the standardized modern version is Standard Slovene. This al ...

Phonological and morphological characteristics

The Čičarija dialect is a mixed Slovenian–Croatian

Čakavian Chakavian or Čakavian (, , , sh-Latn, čakavski proper name: or own name: ''čokovski, čakavski, čekavski'') is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats along the Adriatic coast, in the historical regions of Dalmat ...

dialect. It has been influenced by the

Inner Carniolan dialect This article uses Logar transcription. The Inner Carniolan dialect ( , ) is a Slovene dialect very close to the Lower Carniolan dialect, but with more recent accent shifts. It is spoken in a relatively large area, extending from western Inner ...

and has linguistic features indicating that it did not develop in the area, but was introduced through new settlement.

References

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